Search location by ZIP code

NEWS ARCHIVE

Man left bloodied after confrontation with officer says he wasn't resisting

The man involved in a confrontation with several Jupiter police officers said he wasn't resisting arrest during the struggle that left his faced bruised and bleeding.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 5:37 PM EDT Oct 30, 2013

Man left bloodied after confrontation with officer says he wasn't resisting

The man involved in a confrontation with several Jupiter police officers said he wasn't resisting arrest during the struggle that left his faced bruised and bleeding.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 5:37 PM EDT Oct 30, 2013

Hide TranscriptShow Transcript

WEBVTT GOOD EVENING.... I'MTIFFANY KENNEY. AND I'MTODD MCDERMOTT.ALLEGATIONS OF EXTREME POLICEBRUTALITY. AND TONIGHT....W-P-B-F 25 NEWS IS THE ONLYPLACE YOU'LL SEE THE DASHCAMVIDEO OF THE BEATING.THERE'S THE VIDEO ON YOUR TOPLEFT... AND A PICTURE OF THEVICTIM MINUTES AFTER THEBEATING ON THE BOTTOM LEFT.CHRIS MCGRATH HAS BEENDIGGING INTO THIS STORY FORWEEKS... AND CHRIS, NOT ONLYDID YOU GET THE BEATING VIDEOBUT YOU ALSO HAVE THEEXCLUSIVE SOUND WITH MAN BEINGBEATEN!!!3I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN THISVIDEO EXCLUSIVELY TONIGHTTODD. ON IT EVIDENCE OF AVERY VIOLENT ARREST. CAPTUREDON DASHCAM FROM A JUPITERPOLICE CRUISER JUST LIKE THISONE!3áááPKGáááÑDASH CAM VIDEOOBTAINED EXCLUSILY BY WPBF25NEWS SHOWS WHAT PROSECUTORSCLAIM IS THE UN-NECESSARY USEOF DEADLY FORCE BY JUPITERPOLICE OFFICER KEVIN JACKOBACK IN JUNE. THE SUSPECT --CODY BLANKENSHIP -- IS BEINGHELD DOWN BY FIVE OTHEROFFICERS...WHEN JACKO STARTSPUNCHING THE SUSPECT...ANDTHEN APPEARS TO STRIKE HIMREPEATEDLY WITH A METAL BATON.OFFICER JACKO IS CHARGED WITHAGGRAVATED BATTERY.NOW FOR THEVERY FIRST TIME WE HEAR FROMTHE SUSPECT DURING ANINTERVIEW WITH INVESTIGATORS.CODY BLANKENSHIP SUSPECT9:09"and he started to punch me inthe face on the right...so Idid my best to roll my faceover to the other side, so myright side of the face is onthe ground, and I see he'sholding the baton and he grabsit by the butt of the batonand he's ramming it into myeye"THE BEATING THE END RESULTOF A FOOT CHASE WITH POLICE.OFFICERS SAY BLANENSHIPSHIPTOOK OFF WHEN THEY QUETIONEDHIM ABOUT WHAT APPEARED TO BEA SYRINGE IN HIS WASITBANDDURING A TRAFFIC STOP.BUT EVENWHEN OFFICERS CAUGHTHIM....THEY SAY HE WOULDN'TGIVE UP.8:53 "BLANKENSHIP:when I was on the ground theywere holding me down sayingstop resisting, stopresisting. And I'm screamingback and pleading, I'm notresisting"10:00 INVESTIGATOR:and you weren't trying to pushyourself up?BLANKENSHIP: NoINVESTIGATOR: Were you tensingyour body in any way?BLANKENSHIOP: No I couldn't,they had me pinned down.THISIS WHAT BLANKENSHIP LOOKEDLIKE WHEN HE ARRIVED ATJUPITER MEDICAL CENTER...ALERTAND CONSCIOUS, DOCTORSSAY...BUT BATTERED.DR.CHRISTOPHER MUENCHEN JUPITERMEDICAL CENTER2:14 myinteraction with the patient,he said that to some effectthat he got his ass beat bythe policeDR. CHISTOPHERMUENCHEN TREATED BLANKENSHIPTHAT NIGHT...TELLINGINVESTIGATORS HE WAS CONCERNEDABOUT HEAD TRAUMA.CHRISTOPHERMUENCHEN JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER20:56 INVESTIGATOR: could youtell if they came from oneblow or multiple blows?MUENCHEN: I can definitelythink it was multiple blows,because i can't imagine anyone object that would causeinjury to the left forehead,the left eye and the right eyeand right cheek all at thesame without completelyobliterating his nose" 21:253TONIGHT...THAT SUSPECT ISSTILL IN JAIL FOR HIS ROLE INALL THIS...THE OFFICER IS OFFTHE JOB AS THIS CASE MOVESTHROUGH THE COURTS.AND CHRIS,I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ONTHIS STORY FOR WEEKS.. ANDTHERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE TOIT.TELL US WHAT YOU HAVECOMING UP ALL NEW AT SIX. ANDWHAT THEY CLAIM THEY 'DIDN'TSEE WHEN THEY HELD DOWN THESUSPECT.CHRIS, GREAT JOBINVESTIGATING THISBREAKING STORY... I KNOWYOU'LL STAY ON TOP OF IT.3

Man left bloodied after confrontation with officer says he wasn't resisting

The man involved in a confrontation with several Jupiter police officers said he wasn't resisting arrest during the struggle that left his faced bruised and bleeding.